Population: A survey of badger dens was conducted across England and Wales between November 2011 and March 2013. The ‘estimated abundance of social groups’ was 71,600, an increase of 88% since the last study in 1985-1988.

Badgers are one of the most popular and well-known British mammals. Some places have been named after them, such as Brockenhurst in Hampshire and Brockhall in Northamptonshire - brocc is an old English word for badger.